Mirosevic Has Arrived

Different parts of the Crew roster remain scattered across various countries and teams this
early in the training schedule, but one key piece is in town and will begin training Tuesday.
Chilean midfielder Milovan Mirosevic will be in uniform for Tuesday's training sesson per head
coach Robert Warzycha.

The team is still waiting for Costa Rican forward Olman Vargas, another offseason signing.

" It still depends on when he’s going to get his visa," Warzycha said. "His passport is at the
embassy so that’s something we can’t control."

Andrew Bulls, Jamie Finch and Darren Amoo, three of the team's recent draftees, will not meet up
with the team until it arrives in Florida next week for two weeks of training.

A handful of players watched from the sidelines today: Danny O'Rourke, Rich Balchan, William
Hesmer, Ben Speas, Cole Grossman and Julius James. O'Rourke is coming off a knee injury but
Warzycha said the defender's knee is fine.

"I don't think he has an injury," Warzycha said. "He said his back was a little tight. This turf
is not helping. He's recovered from what he had. More than anything, he took a day off."

I caught up with O'Rourke last week and got the latest on his situation. To read more,
click
here.

The Crew is auditioning goaltender coaches. Warzycha said today's contender was named Nick but
declined to give further details, explaining that he would do so if the team decides he is the
right candidate for the job.

As for the actual practice, the team is still doing a lot of conditioning and seven-on-seven
scrimmaging. During that portion, two players repeatedly found the back of the net: Tommy Heinemann
and Eddie Gaven. Heinemann scored three goals in short order, while Gaven had three that were more
spaced out. He also had a nice assist to Kirk Urso, who buried his point-blank chance.

Urso has looked impressive in the early going and seems to be adapting well to the speed of
play. No formations or real strategy to speak of yet, but so far so good.